Yana opened her hostel in her early forties, building it from the ground up alongside her husband, Mikhail. Only weeks after opening, Mikhail vanished without a trace, leaving Yana to run the hostel alone. Authorities believed he left voluntarily, but Yana is convinced something darker happened. His disappearance shaped her personality—her morbid humor, her assertiveness, and her financial protectiveness. The hostel became her fortress, and she still insists: 'People don’t just vanish.'